Actor Michael Douglas visits Israel in solidarity, meets president
Douglas criticized anti-Israel protesters on American campuses: 'there is no education. There’s no knowledge.'
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- Actor Michael Douglas visited the Israeli Kibbutz Be’eri, which was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the current Israel-Hamas war.
- Roughly 100 people were killed and 30 others taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri.
- Douglas met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog who presented him with an Israeli dog tag necklace and a small pin of a yellow ribbon — symbols of solidarity with the dozens of hostages who remain in Hamas captivity.
Actor Michael Douglas on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group.
Douglas met with members of Kibbutz Be’eri and visited burnt-out homes destroyed in the Oct. 7 attack. Be’eri was among the hardest hit communities, with roughly 100 people killed and 30 others taken hostage.
Douglas said he met families of hostages and visited the scene of a music party where over 300 people were killed.
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He also met with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, who presented the actor with an Israeli dog tag necklace and small pin of a yellow ribbon — symbols of solidarity with the dozens of hostages who remain in Hamas captivity.
"It’s a very difficult time. You sense the deep shock of this whole experience," Douglas said, expressing hope that the hostages would be released soon.
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Douglas also lashed out at anti-Israel protesters on American campuses — claiming that many have been subject to "brainwashing."
"When you try to talk to many of them, there is no education. There’s no knowledge," he said.
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Douglas is the latest in a line of American celebrities and politicians who have visited Israel and toured the southern area near the Gaza border since Oct. 7.